PoolEye PE13 User manual

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able of contents
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mportant - Please read first
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ectangular or oval pools
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ound pools
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nstallation
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ool Side Alarm Transmitter Assembly
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atteryInstallation
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ow Battery Indication
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urn The Unit ON
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urn The Unit OFF
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esetThe Unit
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ensor Calibration
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estThe Unit
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F (Radio Frequency) Signal LinkTesting
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ransmitter channel A/B Select
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emote Receiver
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eceiver Channel A/B Select
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ack Up Power
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owTo Connect ToYour Home Security System
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roubleShooting
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ensitivity Adjust 5
PE13

IMPORTANT - Please read first
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HIS PRODUCT DOES NOT REPLACETHE NEED FO
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A
DULT SUPERVISION OF ALL PERSONS IN TH
E
P
OOL AREA. IT IS NOT A LIFE SAVING DEVICE. IT I
S
A
N AID TO A MULTI LEVEL PROGRAM OF POO
L
S
AFETY INCLUDING ADULT SUPERVISION
,
K
NOWLEDGE OF CPR AND SWIMMIN
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NSTRUCTIONFOR ALLPERSONS USINGTHEPOO
L.
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T IS INTENDED FOR USE ON RESIDENTIA
L
S
WIMMING POOLS ONLY ANDTHE MANUFACTURE
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A
SSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR INJURIES O
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C
ONSEQUENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGEWHILETHI
S
P
RODUCT IS IN USE ON A SWIMMING POOL
.
P
ROPER INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE AR
E
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HE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OFTHE POOL OWNER
.
!
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury to bathers,
or damage to your product:
!
Do not use if unit is damaged in any way.
!
Use this product only for its intended use as
described in this manual.
!
Unit must be submerged in water to operate
properly.
!
This product is not a life-saving device. It is
an aid to a multi-level protection program,
including adult supervision, knowledge of CPR
and swimming instruction for your child.

ALARM
If the water returning from the
filter is positioned at 6 oíclock
and the flow is counterclock-
wise, the best location to put the
alarm is between 8 oíclock to 9
oíclock position.
On the other hand, if the flow is
clockwise, the alarm should be
placed between 3 oíclock to 4
oíclock position.
ALARM RETURN
from filter
R
ound pools
A
LL POOLS
D
o not point the eyeball
o
f the return towards the
c
enter with the alarm at
t
he side.The flow from the
r
eturn will interfere, so the alarm
s
ensor cannot detect the wave motion properly.
W
ARNING: Every pool condition varies, test
the alarm before use
RETURN
from filter
Place alarm in a
central location
for shortest
distance from all
parts of the pool
ALARM
Rectangular or oval pools
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nstallation
1
.Take top seat cap of pool off and
remove the screws holding one end
of the top seat
2
. Lift up one end of the top seat of pool
3
. Hang the sensor tube onto the guide
rail.Back of the sensor unit should
rest against the inside of pool wall.
4
.For wider guide rail, move the stain-
less bracket forward by removing the three
stainless steel screws and moving the
bracket.
5
.Tighten the set screws on the stainless
steel mounting bracket against the pool
wall after inserting the plastic spacer to
protect wall
and liners.
6
. Replace the
top seat
and top
cap.
For guide rail
up to 1.2î wide
For guide rail
up to 3/4î wide
Move
forward
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3
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Sensitivity Adjust
L
oosen the two screws on the
bottom of the sensor.
M
ove the plastic piece with the
pointer pointed to ìHî if you want
higher sensitivity or to ìLî if you
want lower sensitivity.The unit is
preset at factory to ìHî.
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f you have to place the unit near
the return, snap the cap onto the
sensor cage facing the direction
of water flow.
N
OTE:The deflector will reduce sensitivity.
Test the alarm unit as described in section
4.0 before use
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ool Side Alarm Assembly
The POOLEYE poolsidealarmcomeswithacontrolheadandasepara
te
sensor tube. Before the unit can be used, the two pieces must b
e
assembledtogether as follows:
Locate the phone jack at the bottom
of the control head, and a phone
plug coming out from one end of
thesensor tube. Place this phone
plug into the phone jack.
Gentlypush the tube into the bottom
of the control head. The sensor
tubeendshouldfitsnuglyintothe
bottom of the control head.

U
sing the base as a template, drill 3 holes
o
f 1/8" diameter on the top seat. Mount the
u
nit onto the top seat as shown (right).
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attery Installation
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hepoolsidealarm isdesignedtobepoweredby astandard 9Valkaline
battery.
A
fter installing battery, press the
TEST button located at the
front on the control unit.The alarm will sound either one beep, or 5
consecutivebeeps.Thiswill depend whether the unitisturned ON o
r
OFF.
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ow Battery Indicator
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heunit has a built-in microprocessor which automatically monitors the
9V battery level. When this battery is running low, it will sound a
chirping tone approximately once every 60 seconds. Simply replace
the 9V battery with a new one when this occurs.

Turn the unit ON
P
ress the green ON button and the
unit will sound one short beep to
indicate it is on. The alarm siren
will sound when the sensor picks
up any water wave motion.
Therefore you should wait a few
minutes for the water wave to
settle down before turning on the
unit.
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f the alarm goes off immediately after you hit this green ON butto
n,
recheck the mounting of the alarm unit. If the unit is not secure
ly
mounted,pushing the control head will cause the alarm to sound o
ff.
If the alarm continues to sound off whenever it is turned on, pleas
e
read the Sensitivity Adjust section.
T
urn the unit OFF
P
ress and hold both the green ON and
the yellow RESET button
simultaneously for 3 seconds, until
you hear 5 consecutive beeps. The
unitisnowturnedOFF.
R
eset the unit
P
ress the yellow RESET button to
turn OFF the siren.This will reset
the unit to the ON state
automatically.
3 seconds

Alarm unit function test
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ill a 5 Gal pail 1/3 full with water and drop the pail from a height of
a
few inches from the surface of water. The wave created shou
ld
activate the alarm. If this test is unsucessful, adjust the sensitivi
ty
(refer to Sensitivity Adjust section).
B
etween each weight drop test, you should turn the unit OF
F.
Then wait until the water settles.
R
epeat the same
process at all
locations of your
pool.Ifthealarmfails
to sound, move the
alarmunit to another
position and try
again. If you find a
dead zone in your
pool, this may be an
indication that your
poolneeds asecond
alarmunit.
D
o not use the unit until the test results are satisfactory.
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MPORANTNOTES:
P
ools larger than 18 feet by 36 feet, L-shaped, or some other fre
e
form pools, may require more than one pool side alarm fo
r
effective monitoring.
T
he pool side alarm unit should be able to detect an object th
at
weighs over 15 lbs.
S
ensor Calibration
W
hile the life expectancy of this alarm system is in excess of five
years, the effects of a swimming pool environment may shorten
this period. It is recommended that the alarm be recalibrated or
refurbished by the manufacturer every 5 years after installation.
For questions about installation and warranty,call 1-877-799-7665
1-4 pm EST Monday - Friday.

RF (radio frequency) signal link testing
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his unit provides a convenient RF link test, to ensure good R
F
transmission without setting off the alarm.
H
it the
TEST button and hold for a couple of seconds.The unit w
ill
sound one beep or five consecutive beeps. This will depend o
n
whether the unit is set to ON or OFF.Continue to hold this
TEST
button for three seconds until you hear three consecutive beep
s.
The unit will send out a RF alarm signal
to the receiver inside the house without
settingitself off.
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hereceiverinsidethehouseshouldsound
within ten seconds after this three
consecutive beeps. If the receiver does
not ring, move the receiver to another
locationand checktheinstallation again.
Ensureall
POOLEYE devices are set to
the same channel.(Refer to channel A/
B select of both pool side alarm
transmitter and receiver).
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MPORANT NOTES:
R
emember to check the RF link periodically to ensure good R
F
transmission. If the RF signal is weak, replace the battery
in
the pool side alarm with a new one.
R
F signal can be transmitted through a solid wall.However,it
is
possible that this may weaken the RF signal.To avoid this,
it
is important to place the receiver in a straight line of sight
to
the transmitter whenever possible.
T
he microprocessor (built in the transmitter) is programmed
to
make three attempts to send the encoded RF signal out to th
e
receiver. If the first attempt fails, the transmitter will chang
e
the coding and make a second attempt. If it fails again, th
e
transmitter will change the coding and try for the third tim
e.
As a result,you may experience a few seconds delay betwee
n
setting off the pool side alarm transmitter to the receiver.
B
attery level affects RF signal strength.Weak battery in the po
ol
side alarm transmitter will give weak RF signal out.

Transmitter Channel A/B select
T
he pool side alarm RF (radio frequency) signal can be transmitte
d
fromthe transmittertothereceiverinsidethehouse bytwo differe
nt
channels (A or B). All units are preset at channel A in the factor
y.
However, if your alarm system interferes your neighborís alar
m
system, you may have to change your alarm unit to channel B.
T
he pool side alarm unit has a built-in channel select switch.This
is
locatedinside the batterycompartment.Followsthese instruction
s
to change the channel.
1
. Open the battery door and remove the
battery.You can see an A/B slide switch
located at the corner of battery
compartment.
2
. Use a screw driver to push the switch
handle from A to B. Make sure to do the
same channel adjustment on ALL your
POOLEYE devices,includingthereceiver.